NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Friday June 8, 2018 at approximately 8:30 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 32, near Guelph. The officer stopped the driver of a grey sedan.
While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A roadside screening test was conducted which resulted in a fail. He was arrested and brought to a local OPP Operations Centre for further testing.
Fifty-nine-year-old Donald Gagne of Kitchener has been charged with driving with over 80 mgs of alcohol in 100mL of blood contrary to the Criminal Code. A 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension (A.D.L.S.) and seven-day vehicle impoundment was initiated as per statute. He is scheduled to appear in Guelph Criminal Court on July 10, 2018.
If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it.
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